nom

Etymology 1

Short form of various words.

noun

1. (informal) Clipping of nomination.
   I have already submitted a revised (in terms of format) nomination. […] In the future I will try to better organize my information (one message per nom, snip out excess spam if I post, etc.). 2000 May 30, "Webmaster -- Kevin Stroud" (username), "Re: RBL nomination for 195.235.113.140 (mail.teleline.es) -- 5th supporting email, in news.admin.net-abuse.email, Usenet
   The obvious way to reduce the number of noms is to increase the standard. July 17 2001, William Tunstall-Pedoe, “problems/suggestions for this group”, in alt.anagrams (Usenet)
   Particularly "Mr. Fox" now that it has an Oscar nom to boast about. 2010 February 13, "Juan F. Lara" (username), "2/5-7 Weekend BoxOffice", in rec.arts.animation and rec.arts.disney.animation, Usenet
2. (informal) Clipping of nominator.
3. (informal) Clipping of nominee.

verb

1. (transitive, informal) Clipping of nominate.
   I have a little request to make. When you kids nom, do you think you could make clear who it is you're nomming -- and maybe even include the article headers for the voters (and the judge) -- many of whom are not psychics? 1998, blaque, “A Teeny Favor (Was: Re: NOMINATION: Ms A.T. Rookie (fwd)”, in alt.tasteless (Usenet)
   Quite a big percentage of the anagrams posted here get nommed - IMO it should only be around 20% or so. 2001, William Tunstall-Pedoe, “problems/suggestions for this group”, in alt.anagrams (Usenet)
   Emmy-nommed composer Robert Prince died March 4 in Los Angeles after a brief illness. 2007, Variety staff, "Composer Prince dies" (obituary)

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic, variant of num, num-num. Attested 2004 as om nom, om nom nom, popularized from 2007 in internet use, second place in American Dialect Society "Word of the Year" 2010. From the catchphrase of Cookie Monster on Sesame Street, as at the end of “C Is For Cookie” (1971), made when devouring cookies. However, as late as 2009, this was canonically written with a ‘u’, as in S is For School! (2006), as “num num”, or in the press kit for the 40th season (2009), as “un num num num num”; by 2013 this was changed to the now-popular nom.

intj

1. (colloquial) Used to denote eating, or enjoyment of eating. Commonly used as "nom nom nom".
   You are so cute, I could just eat you right up! Nom nom nom. [to a baby]

verb

1. (colloquial) To eat with noisy enjoyment. [+ on (object)]